Edgy MD

Only three walks today. The Cards, sadly, outwalked the Mets, 2-to-1. Carson Benge with three singles in three trips.

Three runs against Jonah Tong is like a month's worth. based on his 2025 pace. Bryce Conley, who was signed like two minutes ago, is one of the non-roster guys rosterfied for this game.

Walks for and against are definitely something to watch for.

I can handle a world where lions and whales have humanoid personalities. I can handle a world where cars have humanoid personalities. But a universe that allows for both is more than I can bear. And then there's a couple of hats walking around and yukking it up? That's anarchy!! Make up your mind, Disney! Is this Lion King, Cars, or Lidsville? It can't be all three!!

They consider the 10th and reject it, instead deciding to send all of the fans home — if not happy, then less-than-perfectly miserable.

Daniel Duarte and Josh Blum (up from Brooklyn) have given it all back and we're tied at six in the ninth.

That's what snake-oil salesmen do when they realize their three-card monte isn't working on everyone. Some grace, please.

Transactions, 2/20/2026 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]COMING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Signed away from Charleston (Atlantic League) to Minor-League Contract, Projected for St. Lucie[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th]Relief Pitchers[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-photos/image/upload/c_fill,g_auto/w_360/v1/people/676082/headshot/milb/current[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Gabriel Rodriguez [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/puerto_rico.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]1999-04-09[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]L/L[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90] PRWL (2025)[/td90][/tr][/table] Gabriel Rodriguez has three times risen as high as A-ball in the affiliated leagues, and three times been hit all over the ballpark. Nonetheless, he has kept his career going in the indy leagues and Caribbean winter ball, and mostly been really hammered. Just relentlessly. But this winter, he returned to the highly competitive Puerto Rican Winter League and absolutely shone, putting up a 1.50 ERA over 24 innings while striking out 14.6 batters per nine. Lest it be unclear that the Mets are banking on that performance while tossing him a feeler contract, Mets Roster Central estimates that 159.96% of his career value can be found in those 24 innings of winter ball. Transactions, 2/21/2026 [table][tr][th]Direction[/th][td90]GOING[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Transaction [/th][td90]Released[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Position Group [/th][th]Relief Pitcher[/th][/tr] [tr][th][/th][td90][fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2023/01/cornelia-jamdrick-2023.png[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]Name [/th][td90]Jamdrick Cornelia [fimg=50]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/curacao-flag.jpg[/fimg][/td90][/tr] [tr][th]DoB[/th][td90]2005-11-17[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]B/T[/th][td90]L/L[/td90][/tr] [tr][th]High Level[/th][td90] DSL (2025)[/td90][/tr][/table] The release of Jamdrick Cornelia stings in a particularly sensitive place, as — following the November 2023 shedding of Arlison Rodriguez and the August 2024 jettison of Donovan Antonia — it leaves the Mets with zero Curaçaoan prospects. We do not know when the Mets will finally produce a homegrown player from the Dutch protectorate, but tomorrow would not be too soon. Young Jammy (and he looks about 12 in that lone photo we have of him up above) never made it out of the DSL, though he produced sub-3.00 ERAs each of his last two seasons, so again, we are forced to conclude that moral turpitude played a part in the Mets' decision to let him go.

Then you are not reading and don't care about anything but attention grabbing. This is false. You suggested the forum get a new moderator and I replied that I am fine with that. This is simply a false representation. "Just because"? If the forum failing isn't a reason to change then nothing is. Gosh. I have no idea what this means or what you are accusing me of. If anybody wants to offer anything that isn't sarcastic and obnoxious (thanks, Ben), that would be lovely. I'm going to be down with the flu for a couple of days, so I won't be able to respond for a bit. Brock has unsurprisingly bailed out of the conversation also.

I did not ignore you. I answered quite clearly.

So the Brockdude is gonna save it. Right. I really think sarcasm is not going to get us forward. A little help would be preferable. And AI garbage is less than useless, cowtipper.

Ernesto Martinez, Jr. grounds out!! They're pouring onto the field!!! OH, IT'S MAYHEM!!!!

Down goes Short!! One Yankee left to get!!

One-out walk to Garret Martin, who I believe used to produce the Beatles! Tying runs on!!

Carlos Guzman — 27 and on his third organization — on for the save!!

Get Gerber out of there!!

Kenedy Corona went in the easy-to-forget Jake Marisnick deal. Zack Short, also scoring on that homer, gave the 2024 Mets 12 highly futile trips to the plate. But Ji Hwan Bae has led off the ninth with a double and all is good with the world.

Kenedy Corona homers for the Yanks in the bottom of the eighth and they get those three runs back. Get Kimbrel up!!

A three-run homer by JT Schwartz puts the Mets in the catbird seat with a 6-1 lead! Go, Ambiguously Metly Mets!!

Yankees' new DH is Jorbit Vivas, which is an NPC name if I ever saw one.

Gameday now backing up and telling me that second homer was Hayden Senger, pinch-hitting for Torrens. Fake news! Alternative facts!

Mets have pulled the plug on the Carson Benge experiment, replacing him with Ji Hwan Bae.

Second homer on the day for Luis Torrens! All hail Mr. February!!

Carson Benge is not bringing his Benginess.

Sorry to see you feel that way. I think this fine establishment is very much a sinking ship that could be so much more.